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Sandpiper

“It all starts here at school….” I agree. School is where children are taught that the government is their savior, their provider, that God has no place in their lives, that mommy and daddy don’t know what’s best, that everyone gets a trophy, regardless of effort, talent, or outcome, that tolerance is the greatest of all virtues, that getting in line and following others blindly is good, that parents have their place but never first place, that most, if not all, problems trace to a lack of money and that any remedy that does not require more money is a false remedy.

lupieangel

If they were so worried & concerned for our children they wouldn't have charged the kids almost $2.00 everyday for lunch. My children who are in high school got about as much as a child in elementary school would get. I guess we were paying for some of those parents who don't work & have a career of living on the system.

Sandpiper

There are no starving children in America unless they are being intentionally starved. It is true that many kids do not eat nutitious meals. So what? This whole orchestrated show was for the benefit of Unger, with a supporting cast of Tomblin, Manny "Kleenex" Arvon, and, of course, the fellow who owns multiple bars. What's next, holding the kids down and forcefeeding them lima beans? Kids don't always eat well, from a nutritional standpoint, but starving they are not.

sassygirl

That is so nice that Pennington is donating $ for this project. He doesn't need to look any further than his own children to provide assistance. He has a daughter that doesn't like to work, has children and cares more about herself than her own children. Maybe he could teach a few of these values to her. Just sayin...

wildwonderful

Let me guess - we're still telling students that red meat, butter, and whole milk are bad for them. And we're still telling them that low-fat is good, right? Oh, and we can't forget - pizza is a vegetable!

Dirtman

Bouleman

Sandpiper; According to the Annie E. Casey foundation 26% of the children in West Virginia live in poverty. According to the National Poverty Center, 22% of the children in the US live below the poverty line.The povery threshold for two Adults and two children is $22,113.

Bouleman

The data show that dependable access to adequate food has especially deteriorated among families with children. In 2008, nearly 17 million children, or 22.5 percent, lived in households in which food at times was scarce -- 4 million children more than the year before. And the number of youngsters who sometimes were outright hungry rose from nearly 700,000 to almost 1.1 million.

Sandpiper

Bouleman. I fail to see your point. I said that there are no starving children in America unless they are intentionally starved. Low income does not equal or even suggest kids are going hungry. There are more federal and state assistance programs than you can shake a stick at. (Where the heck did that expression come from?) This is another ‘let’s feel good and get our mugs out there’ stories. Besides, as I suggested below, PROVIDING free meals and ensuring that the meals are eaten are two different things. Go have a peek at a school dumpster some day. The first casualties are the vegetables.

annette2

I said before this program is a feel good thing. Why? Because if these people were really concerned about children who go hungry, I guess that concern can't be too genuine when the kids will be going without meals again during breaks and summer.